Thursday 6 October 2016

An overview about Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP)

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According to Wikipedia, “When polypropylene film is extruded and stretched in both the machine direction and across machine direction it is called biaxially oriented polypropylene. Biaxial orientation increases strength and clarity. BOPP is widely used as a packaging material for packaging products such as snack foods, fresh produce and confectionery. It is easy to coat, print and laminate to give the required appearance and properties for use as a packaging material. This process is normally called converting. It is normally produced in large rolls which are split on slitting machines into smaller rolls for use on packaging machines.”

These BOPP films are very beneficial for a number of reasons, but to enjoy the benefits you need to ensure that you buy the products from one of the best BOPP film manufacturers. To help you understand better and know about these films, here we’ve a few benefits that you can derive from them.

The benefits:
  • •    Using these Bopp films won’t affect your environment as they are environment friendly.
  • •    They can be handled easily and are light in weight.
  • •    These films are effective in protecting the products from damage to great extent and therefore are easily accepted all across the world.
  • •    No de-lamination is required as they keep the product dry.
  • •    They are ultra-violet resistant and have good clarity, provided you buy them from well-known BOPP film manufacturers.

Thus, these films are widely used in different industries for sealing and packaging of products. Also, they are used as adhesive tapes too.